Digital Photography I & II

Hardware used in these courses includes:

Apple computers
Nikon D100 (digital SLR camera), Canon Rebel (digital SLR camera), other digital cameras, pinhole cameras
Epson Expression 10000xl large format scanner
Epson Stylus Pro 4000 printer, Epson Stylus Photo 2200 printer, other consumer grade printers
Viewsonic LCD projector
Koss Headphones, Logitech headset with microphone
Novatron studio lighting equipment
60g Apple Ipod
Wacom stylus graphics tablet
Computer speaker system

Software applications used in these courses:

Online service used in these courses:

Quia.com (study guides, internet scavenger hunts, test builders, test administration, test data aggrigator
SPHS art department website
Wikispaces (class info site)
Bloglines (blogs)
pageflakes (RSS feed aggregator)
sxc.hu, Imageafter.com and everystockphoto.com (stock photography sites)
del.icio.us (online bookmarks)
Photosig (photography forum)
Sitemeter.com
Flickr.com
putfile.com
fotix.net (blog)
Dropload.com
Alta vista and google
other photography information sites
PhotoshopTV (podcast)
Online Photoshop tutorials

Unique or innovative ways we use this technology:
Wikis

I use a wiki to communicate daily information about what is happening in class and provide links to assignments
My students are creating artists reports on the wiki that I will use later to help introduce artists to my classes
I have used a wiki to collaborate with schools in different states, giving the students at both schools information about the assignment.
I use online wikis like wikipedia and wikihow to find information on a variety of topics

Blogs

I showcase my students work on a daily photography blog. This blog is networked with several others from other states. The students leave each other feedback on the work through the comments portion of the blog.
I set up a blog for my students and students in Ohio to collaborate and share work created.
I use several online blogs to find out new inovations and current information about the field of digital photography
I have a blog that I use to showcase the winning work for the two SPHS art shows.

Other Online Applications

I use Quia.com for internet assignments, study guides and all tests and exams
I have created a group on Facebook for the 140 students who signed up for the Photography Club
I keep galleries of student work on our Fine Arts website

Ceramics I & II

Hardware

Uses

LCD for power point presentations and on occasion have shown streaming video
use the Elmo routinely to project images from books, worksheets, and similar references

Hardware

Software